Thursday, 11 February 2010

Liberty of London - and YOU!


There are 18 different Liberty prints in the quilt - I thought it would be fun to point some of them out!
Liberty cotton (or 'Tana Lawn, as it's more properly known) is fantastic stuff - it's super-soft when purchased, but only gets better with washing and wear.
I thought Christian would like the modernist chair print to the left, above - and the Grayson Perry bicycle print works with the bicycle mini-theme (birds and bicycles were both prints I kept my eye out for!)


Here we have three Liberty prints in a row!   The first one is called 'Joyride', the others have names unfortunately lost to time (and Ebay...) - but watch this space!


A lovely Elizabethan floral...


Here's a variation on Edenham, a real Liberty classic (sitting next to one of my favorite prints in the whole quilt, an Aunt Grace 1930's style geometric teacup.  But I digress...)


And here's Lucy's Farm, complete with slightly menacing radioactive snowflake....

  
I bought a lot of this to make a Betty Draper-style sundress...but in the meantime, it's hanging out in your quilt!

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And finally, Caesar, the quintessential Liberty print.  I hope it'll be at home in New York!

I'm working on the side borders now...when I'm done, it'll be time for quilting.  Exciting and scary!  

Works in Progress - Quilt, and Windows

Two works in progress: our windows, and your quilt.